T-Mobile Confirms the myTouch 4G Slide for July

When T-Mobile quietly sunset the G2, most people figured that the eventual replacement would be the myTouch 4G Slide. Back then the phone was still rumored, but T-Mobile confirmed today that the 4G Android phone will be available next month for $199 with a 2-year contract.

The myTouch 4G Slide is an HTC phone that will run Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” along with HTC’s sense UI on top of it. It’ll sport a 3.7-inch display, come with Swype embedded, and as the name implies, it’ll have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

Under the hood, the myTouch 4G Slide will feature a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor, and an 8-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, capable of shooting video in full 1080p HD. Of course, the highlight of the phone is its 4G connectivity, which offers users the fastest speeds that T-Mobile has to offer.

T-Mobile went out of their way in a press release to highlight the phone’s camera, noting its low-light performance, low shutter lag, and HDR features for capturing objects in bright environments. The camera on the myTouch 4G Slide will also feature “BurstShot,” or a feature that allows users to take several photos in rapid succession.

The myTouch 4G slide will also come pre-loaded with Nextflix support, adding one more device to the list of devices that support the streaming video service, and T-Mobile TV, the carrier’s own real-time video rental and streaming service. Users will also get Qik pre-installed on the phone for video chat using the front-facing VGA camera.

T-Mobile didn’t say specifically when the myTouch 4G Slide would be available aside from “July,” so you’ll have to wait until early next month to find out when. If you want one though, they are taking pre-orders.